Hey people, what's up?
I recently came back to wattpad to read and get some inspiration so I get off my ass and start writing after a three year break (has it been three years?) and I saw this whole "paid story" thing.
In my opinion, as much as I love wattpad, wattpad has reached bottom. This was a page where you could read amateour writing for free, where you could learn, get inspiration and simply put this was a bookworm heaven. I believe writing is an art, and as such everybody should be able to enjoy it. Yes, I am a writer. No, I don't believe we, writers, should charge for someone to read our work.
I get that people need to make a living and that they need money - but that is why you become a published author. Not here, not in our heaven where we thought we would be safe from all this "money" thing.
And it's sad because more and more people will steal your stories and post it for free or someone will invent a hack so you wouldn't have to pay for paid stories. It's sad.
I don't know people, but I don't support this.
Nika is offline.